46.2-1126 - Maximum gross weight, generally.
§ 46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally.
Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway bya vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for therespective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle orcombination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximumweight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a footrounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:
Distance in feet between
the extremes of any or Maximum weight in
group of two or pounds
more consecu- on any group
tive axles of axles
2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 7 axles
4 34,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 34,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 34,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 34,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 34,000 34,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 39,000 42,500 . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 40,000 43,500 . . . . . . . . . . . .
11 . . . 44,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 . . . 45,000 50,000 . . . . . . . . .
13 . . . 45,000 50,500 . . . . . . . . .
14 . . . 46,500 51,500 . . . . . . . . .
15 . . . 47,000 52,000 . . . . . . . . .
16 . . . 48,000 52,500 58,000 . . . . . .
17 . . . 48,500 53,500 58,500 . . . . . .
18 . . . 49,500 54,000 59,000 . . . . . .
19 . . . 50,000 54,500 60,000 . . . . . .
20 . . . 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 . . .
21 . . . 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 . . .
22 . . . 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 . . .
23 . . . 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 . . .
24 . . . 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 74,000
25 . . . 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 74,500
26 . . . 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 75,000
27 . . . 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,500
28 . . . 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 76,500
29 . . . 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 77,000
30 . . . 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 77,500
31 . . . 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 78,000
32 . . . 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 78,500
33 . . . . . . 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000
34 . . . . . . 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000
35 . . . . . . 65,500 70,000 75,000 . . .
36 . . . . . . 66,000 70,500 75,500 . . .
37 . . . . . . 66,500 71,000 76,000 . . .
38 . . . . . . 67,500 72,000 77,000 . . .
39 . . . . . . 68,000 72,500 77,500 . . .
40 . . . . . . 68,500 73,000 78,000 . . .
41 . . . . . . 69,500 73,500 78,500 . . .
42 . . . . . . 70,000 74,000 79,000 . . .
43 . . . . . . 70,500 75,000 80,000 . . .
44 . . . . . . 71,500 75,500 . . . . . .
45 . . . . . . 72,000 76,000 . . . . . .
46 . . . . . . 72,500 76,500 . . . . . .
47 . . . . . . 73,500 77,500 . . . . . .
48 . . . . . . 74,000 78,000 . . . . . .
49 . . . . . . 74,500 78,500 . . . . . .
50 . . . . . . 75,500 79,000 . . . . . .
51 . . . . . . 76,000 80,000 . . . . . .
(Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, §46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c.671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456.)